Chinese vice president meets Kuwaiti FM

Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on Monday in Beijing.

Han said that under the strategic guidance of two heads of state, China-Kuwait relations have maintained a good momentum of development, and exchanges and cooperation in various fields have continuously made progress in recent years, adding that China is willing to work with Kuwait to promote bilateral relations to higher level.

China stands ready to continue to make efforts for peace talks, and to make efforts in restoring peace and tranquility in the Middle East at an early date, Han added.

Jarrah said Kuwait appreciates China's support, adding that Kuwait firmly adheres to the one-China principle, highly appreciates the important role China has played in international and regional affairs, and is willing to continuously promote new prospects for Kuwait-China relations.

Tokyo stocks ended mixed Monday, as the broader market was lifted by gains on Wall Street late last week, along with impact from the possible measures taken by the Bank of Japan.

The benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended down 488.27 points, or 0.74 percent, from Friday at 65,528.09.

The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 6.00 points, or 0.15 percent, higher at 4,073.29.

The Topix index was supported by gains on Wall Street late last week following a stronger-than-expected S and P Global Purchasing Managers' Index for August, which eased concerns over an economic slowdown.

Meanwhile, the benchmark Nikkei index mostly traded in negative territory, as investors locked in gains on some technology shares, said analysts.

Timothy Pope, a market analyst for the China Global Television Network (CGTN), recapped the day.

"In Tokyo today the Nikkei 225 was down a little bit less than 0.7 percent lower. Its AI heavyweights were slipping again in the leadup to Nvidia earnings we are going to see later in the week. Quite a few of the big names on the Nikkei are exposed to Nvidia. Advantest being one of them, (was) down 3.9 percent today, and tech investor SoftBank as another, down 5.3 percent," Pope said.

"But aside from the AI results, this week is increasingly a will-they-won't-they story about the Bank of Japan and interest rates. The market consensus seems to be swinging more towards expecting another rate hike in September. The BOJ's inflation reading will come out on Tuesday, that's for underline inflation, just before the market closes. There is also going to be a speech from the BOJ Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino on Thursday that I think the market will be watching pretty closely," he said.